Dead Island’s gold, MW3’s Spec Ops mode looks awesome, The Secret World is finally starting to shine, and it looks as though Team Bondi’s gone bust. And gamescom’s next week. News drought: we laugh in your face.

Red Dead Redemption sold 11 million units and Todd Hollenshead tells us extended console cycles are a good thing. Get all the major headlines from the past 24 hours in video and text form after the break.